Glasgow is a cheaper city to stay in compared to Edinburgh and a convenient starting point if you are driving up to the Isle of Skye. We did a few day trips out of Glasgow:
Day 1 - Stirling, Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies
All these are just less than an hours drive from Glasgow and you can leisurely space them out and cover all of them in a day, maybe even more :)
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Day 2 - Carlton Hill, Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle
Between Glasgow (Queen Street Station) and Edinburgh (Waverley Station), ScotRail runs over 180 trains daily with express trains only taking 45-52 mins each way. You don't have to book that much in advance, a day before is perfectly OK. For the 2 trips we did from Glasgow to Edinburgh, we bought the Off-peak day return. Note that Off-peak tickets allow you to travel any time after 9:15am to 4:30pm and 6:30pm onward on weekdays and any time on weekends and bank holidays.
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Day 3 - Deans Village and Edinburgh city
Didn't manage to cover all of Edinburgh hence going back again the second day
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